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Mercedes-Benz has decided to delay plans for the launch of a mass-produced hydrogen fuel cell vehicle until at least 2017, three years later than it had originally hoped. The vehicle was to be based on its latest B Class compact MPV sold overseas and feature a powertrain developed using knowledge...

So far, Ford has delivered a Mustang GT and a Mustang Shelby GT500 to winners of its “Mustang Customizer” contest. To refresh your memory on the contest details, the Mustang Customizer website allowed fans to build a unique car, then throw down against others to accumulate points. For...

A one-off Mustang built as a tribute to the late Carroll Shelby only managed to sell for $200,000 at auction.

In Greek mythology, Atlas was burdened with carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. In the Ford product line, that task goes to its F-150 pickup, which sells in higher volumes (and likely at higher margins) than any other vehicle in its catalog. It’s fitting, then, that Ford would...

It's no surprise, but the arrival of the 2014 Ford Mustang configuration tool confirms it: there will be no 2014 Mustang Boss 302. If you missed your chance, well, tough. The ten models that are available include: Mustang V6 Mustang V6 Premium Mustang V6 Convertible Mustang V6 Premium Convertible...

It’s not quite the EcoBoosted Shelby we were expecting, but the legendary American tuner formed by the late Carroll Shelby has stayed true to its word, unveiling at this week’s 2013 Detroit Auto Show a new product powered by one of Ford’s fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines. That new...

Yesterday we told you about an all-black customized 2013 Shelby GT500 that you could win courtesy of Speed and Ford, as part of the Hagerty Fantasy Bid contest tied to the upcoming Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction. If “murdered out” isn’t your thing, and if you’d like to...

In stock form, the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang cranks out an impressive 662 horsepower and 631 pound-feet of torque, will reportedly top out at 200 miles per hour and can be purchased by anyone with the $54,995 price of admission. That makes it a performance bargain by anyone’s standards...

Whether they’re in print or digital form, few of us have the time these days to actually read newspapers or magazines. Instead, we get our information (in the form of easily-digested sound bites, generally) online, in-between sips of coffee on our way out the door. Ford thinks it has a better...

We recently brought you a story about Shelby American preparing for the reveal of a new EcoBoost-powered model at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. The story was based on comments made by Shelby American vice president of operations Gary Patterson, himself citing the company’s late founder, Carroll...

Ford’s Australian division has confirmed that a new version of its Falcon sedan will be launched in 2014, one featuring Evos concept-inspired styling, a premium interior and more technology than the current ‘FG’ model pictured above. This will hopefully alleviate dismal sales of...

If you’ve been looking to add a 1967 Shelby GT500 to your collection, but you’ve been holding out for just the right car, prepare to dust off your checkbook and write one very large check. On Saturday, January 19, Barrett-Jackson will auction off a 1967 Shelby GT500 with just 9,841...

Looking back over its past year’s results, eBay Motors has generated a handful of useful lists that provide details on car buying trends across the country. The lists show the top five car brands as well as the top five models traded on the popular auction site in 2012, as well as the ten...

In two months, NASCAR’s 2013 season will begin in Daytona Beach with the Daytona Shootout, scheduled for Saturday, February 16. That doesn’t give teams a lot of time to shake down the new cars before the season starts, and all-new designs generally have some issues to resolve. At this...

Back in October, James (last name omitted) got a surprise visit from Vaughn Gittin Jr., who showed up driving a new Mustang GT. It wasn’t just any Mustang GT, however, it was a car that James had designed and promoted as part of Ford’s Mustang Customizer contest. Giten was on hand to...

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, it seemed like a future filled with flying cars was inevitable. Automotive designers and engineers weren’t afraid to push the boundaries of design, as evidenced by the gas turbine-powered Chrysler Turbine Car and the nuclear reactor-powered Ford Nucleon...

Ken Block’s resume contains things like "actor," “shoe company CEO” and “part-time World Rally Championship competitor,” but let’s be honest here - he’s probably best known for his series of Gymkhana videos, featuring Block hooning in whatever car...

In August, motorsport and engineering firm Prodrive announced it was selling its majority stake in Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV), the official tuning arm of the Blue Oval in Australia, back to the automaker. This would see Ford handle all future development programs as well as manufacturing for...

On January 19, 2013, a 2009 Ford F-150 King Ranch 4x4 SuperCrew pickup once owned by former President George W. Bush will cross the block at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale auction. The truck has likely racked up only modest mileage, as it was used exclusively on Bush’s Crawford, Texas...

Last October the world’s oldest known Ford in existence, a 1903 Model A Rear Entry Tonneau, sold at auction for the relative bargain price of price of $264,000 (the car had previously been sold in 2007 for almost $700k). It’s now been revealed that the lucky buyer of the red 1903 Model...